Senate Bill S5503

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1950
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1-A §§28-a - 28-d, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8946, A9572
2021-2022: S4884, S8411, A3184, A9570

2023-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers.

2023-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5503
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to creating the
   state office of the utility consumer advocate

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new article
 1-A to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 1-A
             THE STATE OFFICE OF THE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATE
 SECTION 28-A. DEFINITIONS.
         28-B. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OFFICE OF THE UTILITY  CONSUMER
                 ADVOCATE.
         28-C. POWERS  OF  THE STATE OFFICE OF THE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVO-
                 CATE.
         28-D. REPORTS.
   § 28-A. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE:    (A)  "DEPARTMENT"
 MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
   (B) "COMMISSION" MEANS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
   (C)  "RESIDENTIAL  UTILITY  CUSTOMER"  MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS SOLD OR
 OFFERED FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL UTILITY SERVICE BY A UTILITY COMPANY.
   (D) "UTILITY COMPANY" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OPERATING  AN  AGENCY
 FOR  PUBLIC  SERVICE,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE PERSONS OR
 ENTITIES  SUBJECT  TO  THE  JURISDICTION,  SUPERVISION  AND  REGULATIONS
 PRESCRIBED BY OR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  28-B.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  STATE OFFICE OF THE UTILITY CONSUMER
 ADVOCATE. THERE IS ESTABLISHED THE STATE OFFICE OF THE UTILITY  CONSUMER
 ADVOCATE  TO  REPRESENT  THE INTERESTS OF RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
 THE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR  TO  A
 TERM OF SIX YEARS, UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. THE UTILI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01422-01-3
              

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